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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for May, 2005Testimony Continues in Nursing Home BeatingThursday, May 12th, 2005. El Dorado (AP) - Trial continues Thursday for the former nurses' aide accused of using brass knuckles to beat an 81-year-old patient to death. Forty-seven-year-old Gayla Smith Wilson is on trial for capital murder in the 2003 slaying of Willie Mae Ryan at the Dallas County Nursing Home. State police Investigator ... [More >>] One-third of Alberta’s seniors homes fail standardsTuesday, May 10th, 2005. Edmonton, Alberta — Almost one-third of long-term care homes reviewed by Alberta's auditor general failed or only partly met basic standards of care for seniors. Lynda Jonson, a seniors advocate who toured more than 100 facilities after her mother-in-law died of an infection at her nursing home, said she wasn't surprised ... [More >>] DA announces crackdown against elderly abuseTuesday, May 10th, 2005. Slidell, LA - With a growing number of retirees settling down in the district, law enforcement officials want to eradicate a crime trend that has affected 1,600 victims over 60 since November 1997, said Houston Gascon, first assistant district attorney under Reed.... Gascon said elderly abuses run the gamut from conniving ... [More >>] Retrial Continues in Nursing Home DeathMonday, May 9th, 2005. El Dorado - Only four jurors were seated today for the retrial of a Fordyce nursing home worker charged with capitalmurder. Gayla Smith Wilson is facing trial in El Dorado, where sheis charged with beating an 81-year-old woman to death to teach her "a lesson.'' A trial last year ended with ... [More >>] Oklahoma Nursing Home Shocks InspectorsThursday, May 5th, 2005. Oklahoma Health Department inspectors say they found a shocking situation when they arrived at the Nobel Residential Care Home, along with more cockroaches than they could count. As a result, the residents of the nursing home were ordered evacuated to cleaner quarters. Department officials say an on-site monitoring visit determined that ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 636 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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